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02/02/1942 Crime, Mystery, Thriller 1h 2m
70
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Overview

Charlie Chan, with son Jimmy on a week's pass from the Army, takes up a request for help at a castle-home, miles from anywhere in the American desert south-west and inhabited by an eccentric, reclusive historian and his wife, a descendant of Lucrezia Borgia. Once there, he finds the request's legitimacy denied by all who are present, but still necessary as one houseguest has already been murdered, the other guests are at each other's throat, and the Borgia-related chatelain is suspected...

  1. Harry Lachman

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sidney Toler

    Charlie Chan

  2. Victor Sen Yung

    Jimmy Chan

  3. Lenita Lane

    Lucy Borgia Manderley

  4. Douglass Dumbrille

    Paul Manderley

  5. Steven Geray

    Dr. Retling

  6. Edmund MacDonald

    Walter Hartford

  7. Arleen Whelan

    Brenda Hartford

  8. Ethel Griffies

    Mme. Saturnia, aka Lizzie

  9. Henry Daniell

    Watson King

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-06-26
I have to say that I rather enjoyed this - but boy, is it a far-fetched affair! This time "Charlie Chan" (an on-form Sidney Toler) and No. 2 son "Jimmy" are invited to a remote castle in the Mojave desert tp investigate some strange goings on. What adds to the mystery is that the owner of this spookily lit house - "Manderley" (the man that is, not the house) wears a partial mask to cover an huge scar obtained in an accident and his wife "Lucy" (Lenita Lane) is a distant descendant of the infamous Borgia family. What ensues plays all the best cards from a mansion house game of "Cluedo" with som...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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